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    amendment - The 19th amendment was passed on August 18‚ 1920. This amendment gave women the right to vote‚ it made women equal to men in the political eyes. This happened after Tennessee legalized women’s rights as the 35th state. Since‚ it was the 35th state that passed this law making the two-thirds law kick in as majority rules. Women’s rights marches - This was marches that women suffragist did to spread the word about women’s oppressment. The biggest march was in 1913 started by Alice Paul

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    population growth‚ environmental pollution and other issues facing humanity increasingly prominent‚ visible‚ in-depth study of mining development and its negative effects induced comprehensive treatment is necessary‚ its far-reaching. Gold mining-induced negative effects of geological environment‚ gold mining-induced negative effects of water environment‚ gold mining-induced negative ecological effects‚ so people must be the comprehensive management of the gold mining environment

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    Elizabethan Poor Laws and the Unworthy Poor Tara McFadden Indiana University School of Social Work Abstract Beginning in the Elizabethan Era‚ unworthy poor was a label placed on able bodied people that appeared to choose to not work. They were often treated harshly and in extreme cases‚ put to death (Shelly‚ 2011). In today’s society such treatment would be unheard of. The act of even labeling this group of people or other groups is discouraged and even against the NASW’s The Code of Ethics

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    How successf ul was the L Successes  Aaland Islands‚ 1921  Upper Silesia‚ 1921  Economic collapse in Austria & Hungary‚ 1922-3  Memel 1923  Greek-Bulgarian dispute‚ 1925 Failures Teschen 1919 Vilna‚ 1920 Corfu‚ 1923 The Successes Aaland Islands‚ 1921 Dispute over possession of the Aaland Islands between Sweden and Finland Took it to the league‚ and they decided Finland should have the islands Both countries accepted the League’s decision Upper Silesia‚ 1921  A plebiscite area with

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    entitled. How do they differ and what greater conflict does this discrepancy represent? * ‘Our people are basically decent and caring‚ and our highest ideals are expressed in the Declaration of Independence‚ which says all of us have an equal right to “life liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness.”’ * The America that we “know is a country that had slavery and still has racism‚ had a president who was seen as a hero who loved war and 4. Describe Ronald Takaki calls the “Master Narrative” of

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    6. The role of women in western society has changed drastically over the past three hundred years‚ and like most paradigm shifts‚ it happened in bursts. The 1920’s were one such time of great cultural change. Teenagers‚ as is common‚ felt the greatest amount of change in this time. For example‚ smoking and drinking among women became common in this period. What‚ a few years prior‚ simply didn’t happen‚ became a norm among the young. Fashion is another prime example. Young women‚ no longer forced

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    Problems of Society (Law‚ Crime‚ Punishment) Definition of Legal system Legal systems can be split between civil law and common law systems. The term "civil law" referring to a legal system should not be confused with "civil law" as a group of legal subjects distinct from criminal or public law. A third type of legal system—accepted by some countries without separation of church and state—is religious law‚ based on scriptures. The specific system that a country is ruled by is often determined by

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    envisions the effects of all saints‚ such as black Madonnas‚ and Africans to be comparable in all contexts. But‚ although they give similar effects‚ they’re not always the same in all settings. Allison Blakeley‚ Duricy Michael‚ and Maya Mayblin have different focal points‚ but they all describe how saints and Africans are viewed in relation to popular European cultures‚ like the Catholic religion. Allison Blakeley’s “Problems in Studying the Role of Blacks in Europe” explains the differences between

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    Introduction Ten of the most influential people in all of European history have been nominated to win the award for most influential person in all of European History. Over a scheduled television broadcast‚ each one of the ten individuals will give a brief speech of their accomplishments and how their presence forever influenced European history. Once all have spoken it is up to the audience who was truly the most influential person. In order to ensure that the broadcast is child friendly‚ written

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    determined and optimistic person‚ and also during kind of challenge‚ withdraw is not an available option to challenger. If people can face the challenge bravely and seriously‚ they will obtain valuable experience. Taking Aron Ralston as an example‚ from his rough exploration story‚ the gain was not limited to scar‚ he really learned a lot and been mature. Otherwise if people quit when they face difficult challenge‚ they not only come away empty-handed‚ but also lost a lot. For example‚ Chinese students

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